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Psychologist urges Medicaid 'medication guides' and database to track psychotropic prescriptions for children
Summary
Dr. Toby Watson, a clinical psychologist advising the Citizens Commission on Human Rights International, told the House Labor, Health & Social Services Committee that plain-language medication guides and a parent-reporting database should be required for psychotropic prescriptions to Medicaid-enrolled children so parents can recognize adverse reactions and ensure informed consent.
Dr. Toby Watson, a clinical psychologist who said he is an adviser to the Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR), briefed the House Labor, Health & Social Services Committee on a legislative proposal that would require distribution of plain-language medication guides for psychotropic drugs and establish a reporting mechanism for adverse drug responses among Medicaid-enrolled children.
Watson told the committee the proposal is intended to improve informed consent and to give parents and caregivers actionable information about side effects, risks and alternative interventions. "They created medication guides, which were very easy to read... they were meant to be, for parents and for people, like caregivers, to say, hey. This is important information," Watson said.
Watson cited national figures and research…
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